Psychometric testing of the Iceland Health Care Practitioner Illness Beliefs Questionnaire among school nurses

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 261-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erla Kolbrun Svavarsdottir ◽  
Wendy Looman ◽  
Gudny Bergthora Tryggvadottir ◽  
Ann Garwick
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Psychometric Testing ◽  
School Nurses ◽  
Health Care Practitioner ◽  
Illness Beliefs

scholarly journals Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Testing of the Spanish Version of Iceland Health Care Practitioner Illness Beliefs Questionnaire

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 240-253
Author(s):  
Cristina Alfaro-Díaz ◽  
Nuria Esandi ◽  
Navidad Canga-Armayor ◽  
M. Idoia Pardavila-Belio ◽  
María Pueyo-Garrigues ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Therapeutic Process ◽  
Family Relationship ◽  
Psychometric Testing ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
Health Care Practitioner ◽  
Illness Beliefs ◽  
Promising Tool ◽  
Family Nursing

The beliefs of nursing professionals who care for families experiencing illness are fundamental to the quality of the nurse–family relationship and the level of the nurse’s involvement in the therapeutic process of Family Systems Nursing. It is essential to have valid and reliable instruments for assessing nurses’ illness beliefs, especially in the Spanish context where no instruments have been identified to date. The Iceland Health Care Practitioner Illness Beliefs Questionnaire (ICE-HCP-IBQ) is a reliable and valid measure of professionals’ beliefs about their understanding of the meaning of the illness experience of families. The purpose of this study was to adapt and psychometrically test the Spanish version of the ICE-HCP-IBQ ( N = 249 nurses). The exploratory factor analysis showed one-factor solution with good internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = .91) and test–retest reliability ( r = .72, p < .01). This questionnaire is a promising tool for mapping nurse’s illness beliefs and monitoring the effectiveness of family nursing educational interventions in the Spanish context.

Iceland Health Care Practitioner Illness Beliefs Questionnaire--Spanish Version

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Alfaro-Díaz ◽  
Nuria Esandi ◽  
Navidad Canga-Armayor ◽  
M. Idoia Pardavila-Belio ◽  
María Pueyo-Garrigues ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
Health Care Practitioner ◽  
Illness Beliefs

Enhancing family nursing practice in schools: School nurses’ perspectives on illness beliefs and family nursing practice skills when caring for children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder or asthma – A cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
pp. 205715852110096
Author(s):  
Erla Kolbrun Svavarsdottir ◽  
Gudny Bergthora Tryggvadottir ◽  
Margret Gisladottir ◽  
Ragnheidur Osk Erlendsdottir
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
School Nurses ◽  
Illness Beliefs ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Family Nursing ◽  
Practice Skills

An increasing number of children attend schools with chronic illnesses/disorders that require managing and comprehensive healthcare from school nurses during the day. Collaboration between school nurses, the school-aged child with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or asthma, and their families is needed when coordinating/managing chronic health problems in the school setting. However, involving families in the assessment and care planning processes can be challenging. The aim of this study was to survey the illness beliefs of school nurses and their perceptions of their family nursing practice skills when offering healthcare services to children with ADHD or asthma in schools. A cross-sectional study was used for a sample of 82 school nurses. The manuscript was prepared following STROBE guidelines. Results indicated that the school nurses perceived themselves to be more confident and to have better knowledge and skill in family nursing practice when offering healthcare services to families of children with ADHD in comparison to asthma.

scholarly journals Clinical Pharmacy Administration

1988 ◽  
Vol 22 (11) ◽  
pp. 903-905
Author(s):  
Thomas R. Einarson
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Clinical Pharmacy ◽  
Applied Field ◽  
Research Evaluation ◽  
Financial Economic ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Health Care Practitioner ◽  
Historical Perspectives ◽  
Pharmacy Administration ◽  
Separate Discipline

Clinical pharmacy administration has emerged as a separate discipline, but this new field has not been functionally defined. This article defines clinical pharmacy administration from an academic point of view and provides a framework within which it may be understood. It is an applied field of study that deals with the research, evaluation, and management of the patient, the drug, and the health care practitioner as they all relate to patient care. These entities and relationships are studied at the micro, macro, and global levels from financial, economic, managerial, legal, ethical, social, behavioral, educational, and historical perspectives. It is intended that this paper generate debate and discussion in order to refine and develop the field.

Psychometric Testing of the Health Care Evidence-Based Practice Assessment Tool

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 485-498
Author(s):  
Martha R. Sleutel ◽  
Celestina Barbosa-Leiker ◽  
Marian Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Evidence Based Practice ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Psychometric Testing ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Health Care Outcomes ◽  
Optimal Health

Background and Purpose: Evidence-based practice (EBP) is essential to optimal health care outcomes. Interventions to improve use of evidence depend on accurate assessments from reliable, valid, and user-friendly tools. This study reports psychometric analyses from a modified version of a widely used EBP questionnaire, the information literacy for nursing practice (ILNP). Methods: After content validity assessments by nurse researchers, a convenience sam ple of 2,439 nurses completed the revised 23-item questionnaire. We examined internal consistency and used factor analyses to assess the factor structure. Results: A modified 4-factor model demonstrated adequate fit to the data. Cronbach’s alpha was .80–.92 for the subscales. Conclusions: The shortened ILNP (renamed Healthcare EBP Assessment Tool or HEAT) demonstrated adequate content validity, construct validity, and reliability.

School Nurses’ Experiences, Concerns, and Knowledge of Growth Disorders in Children: Development of a Monograph

2002 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet K. Williams ◽  
Ann Marie McCarthy ◽  
Helga Bragadottir ◽  
David Reed
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Psychosocial Adjustment ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
School Personnel ◽  
School Nurses ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Growth Disorders ◽  
Care Plans ◽  
Growth Assessment ◽  
Nurses Knowledge

Growth disorders may be associated with difficult psychosocial adjustment, learning problems, and specific health risks. Appropriate school health programming relies on school nurses who are skilled in growth assessment, management of psychosocial and behavioral problems, and effective communication with school personnel, children, families, and health care resources. A monograph and model individualized healthcare plans were developed for growth disorders in school-age children as an educational resource for school nurses. Knowledge of growth disorders among nurses receiving the monograph was evaluated in a random sample of 336 school nurses, members of the National Association of School Nurses. Knowledge of growth assessment and individualized health care plans for children with specific growth disorders was significantly higher in the group of school nurses who received the monograph. Specific obstacles to implementing school-based health care for children with growth disorders are discussed.

What Data Do States Collect Related to School Nurses, School Health, and the Health Care Provided?

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 209-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janice Selekman ◽  
Linda C. Wolfe ◽  
Marjorie Cole
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
School Health ◽  
School Nurses

Chiropractic

2019 ◽  
pp. 213-228
Author(s):  
Kristofer Young
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Spinal Manipulation ◽  
Health Care Practitioner ◽  
Anatomy And Physiology ◽  
Root Cause ◽  
Two Systems ◽  
Back Problems ◽  
Musculoskeletal Systems ◽  
Medical Disciplines

From its inception in 1895, chiropractic has overwhelmingly been a spine-focused discipline. The central connection between chiropractic and gastroenterology is the anatomy and physiology of viscerosomatic and somatovisceral reflexes. The profound anatomical and physiological interconnection of the gastrointestinal and musculoskeletal systems calls doctors of gastroenterology and chiropractic to understand this potent interface. Gut issues often cause back problems, and vice versa, through viscerosomatic and somatovisceral reflexes. Chiropractors, through spinal manipulation and other modalities, influence both systems. Root-cause gastrointestinal treatments also influence both systems. Recognizing these relationships better positions any health care practitioner to discern causative elements of presenting cases. This chapter explores the intersections between these two systems and two medical disciplines.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

2014 ◽  
pp. 334-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
John J. Reilly
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Airflow Obstruction ◽  
Health Care Practitioner ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The U.S

Virtually every health care practitioner who provides care to adults will encounter individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Current estimates of the prevalence of the condition vary based on the method of ascertainment: most surveys show that approximately 6% of adults report a doctor's diagnosis of COPD but that approximately 25% have airflow obstruction when assessed by spirometry. COPD is common, morbid, mortal, and expensive: estimates are that 〉20 million U.S. adults have COPD and that it is responsible for 〉120,000 deaths annually with a cost to the U.S. economy of more than $38 billion. This chapter describes the definition of COPD, presenting clinical symptomatology and evaluation, natural history, differential diagnosis, current concepts of pathogenesis, therapeutic options, and the evaluation of a patient with known or suspected COPD considering surgery.

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